Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Kirkus Prize (Fiction)Fiction | 2016 | Shortlist |
About This Book
An epic multigenerational saga following two families from 17th-century New France to the present day, tracing the destruction of the world's forests. Kirkus Prize finalist.
About the Author
Annie ProulxAmerican
Annie Proulx is an American author of fiction and essays celebrated for her unsentimental, darkly beautiful portrayals of rural life, landscape, and the marginal communities of the American West and Northeast. Born in Norwich, Connecticut, in 1935, Proulx studied history at Colby College and the University of Vermont. She published her first novel Postcards at age fifty-eight, and her career accelerated rapidly thereafter. Read more →
